Barn Owl pair alive and kicking
For the second day in a row I observed two Barn Owls together - presumably a pair - at the local site; so, the carcass I found must have...
Beautiful Barn Owl back again
Proving increasingly reliable, this bird appeared again right on cue in the usual spot and posed nicely for the camera. Sadly, I also...
Better Barn Owl but no Brent
A local Barn Owl appeared at the last minute after a pretty non-eventful day. I'd searched for the Brent but found nothing but Pink-feet...
New sub-species for the House List
The marshes have recently started filling up with geese again (Barnacle and Pink-footed) now that the snow has gone, and I expect numbers...
Stunning Sparrowhawk & Sunset
With the snow starting to thaw at last, raptors were out in force - Barn Owl (2), Buzzard (numerous), Kestrel and Sparrowhawk (2). One of...
Iceland Gull of the wrong age
A circuitous trip to Bowness-on-Windermere paid off with a nice 2nd winter Iceland Gull (advancing to 3rd winter), presumably the same...
Peninsula Kite at last
A hunt for the Merlin on the marsh near Cardurnock proved fruitless today but upon my return to the car I noticed a distant raptor being...
Merlin magic
Two perching males - one on 13th at Blackdyke and one at Cardurnock on 18th - were a real treat and just about made up for an otherwise...
Snow White times two
Having dipped on the Snow Buntings at Grune Point a few weeks back, I made for Wolsty today where the same three birds (presumably) had...
Two out of three at Heysham
The Black-throated Diver did not show at Blea Tarn but I had a lovely time photographing the Chough at Heysham today. Glorious sunny...
